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Job Description
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2211.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,080.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 134,450 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sheet Metal Workers”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Layer Out”
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Power presses
- Mechanical tachometers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Cutoff saws
- Hand notchers
- Tongs
- Drill presses
- Hand brakes
- Plumb bobs
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Jigs
- Burring machines
- Scribers
- Cold chisels
- Power brakes
- Groovers
- Rivet presses
- Computer controlled saws
- Tap sets
- Combination snips
- Calipers
- Bandsaws
- Micrometers
- Pop rivet guns
- Safety goggles
- Cleat formers
- Tempscribes
- U-tube manometers
- Welding tips
- Power notchers
- Scale rulers
- Safety gloves
- Portable plasma cutters
- Scaffolding
- Unishears
- Drifts
- Nibblers
- Beam compasses
- Welding helmets
- AC/DC welding power units
- Aviation snips
- Protective clothing
- Box and pan brakes
- Caulking guns
- Side cutting pliers
- Microamp meters
- Ball peen hammers
- Dimplers
- Tape measures
- Foot shears
- Humidity sensors
- Electric impact wrenches
- Wiring machines
- Screwdrivers
- AC welding power units
- Setting hammers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Hydraulic hoists
- Power punches
- Welding facial shields
- Power shears
- Dial indicators
- Hoists
- Power routers
- Spot welders
- Bolt cutters
- Hacksaws
- Polishers
- Wire cutters
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Power buffers
- Hammers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Cleat folders
- Electric drills
- Socket wrench sets
- Plasma cutters
- Ammeters
- Cordless drills
- Pneumatic riveters
- Ring and circular shears
- Pitot tubes
- Riveting hammers
- Laser printers
- Chain hoists
- Personal computers
- Ear muffs
- Inclined manometers
- Millivolt meters
- Allen wrenches
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Desktop computers
- Pipe threaders
- Power sanders
- Hydraulic presses
- Bar folders
- Pneumatic hammers
- Smoke testers
- C clamps
- Cold-cut saws
- Framing squares
- Strobe tachometers
- Safety glasses
- Combustion analyzers
- Riveting tools
- Psychrometers
- Soldering furnaces
- Turning machines
- Portable spot welders
- Angle grinders
- Digital multimeters
- Clamp-on ammeters
- T squares
- Velometers
- Set squares
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Nut drivers
- Hard hats
- Vise grip pliers
- Templates
- Scratch awls
- Ohmmeters
- Double seaming equipment
- Laser levels
- Draft gauges
- Spiral duct machines
- Punches
- Seamers
- Pressure gauges
- Hand crimpers
- Ladders
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Vernier calipers
- Bumping hammers
- Pipe cutters
- Rotary punches
- Multimeters
- Spirit levels
- Dividers
- Trammel points
- Hand dollies
- V-notchers
- Squares
- Circular saws
- Stack thermometers
- Stencils
- Slings
- Easy edgers
- Slip roll formers
- Protractors
- Hammer drills
- Prick punches
- Computer controlled presses
- Straightedges
- Squaring shears
- Chalk lines
- Oxygen testers
- Transit levels
- Beading machines
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Laser cutters
- Hole punches
- Center punches
- Adjustable wrenches
- Pipe reamers
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Microsoft Office
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Windows
- Applied Production ProFold
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- UGS NX
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Spreadsheet software
- Applied Production ProFab
- WiCAM PN4000
- Corte Certo
- Microsoft Excel
- JETCAM Expert
- Data entry software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series